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FM 1251 over Martin Creek

Rusk County, Texas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

FM 1251 over Martin Creek in Rusk County, Texas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1975, making it 50 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 282 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 210 of the 287 inventoried bridges in Rusk County rated fair (73.2%); 2 (0.7%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 240 ft
Location	0.52 Mi E of FM 2658
NBI structure number	102010138801003
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Texas department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 259 over Bighead Cr Tr	1968	12,702	Fair
US 259 over Bighead Cr	1923	12,702	Fair
US 259 over Grist Creek	1941	11,378	Fair
SH 149 over Cherokee Bayou Rel	1947	10,874	Fair
SH 42 over Turkey Creek	1956	10,443	Fair
US 259 over Shawnee Creek	1942	9,115	Fair